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I offer for sale a very nice, hand-forged, WOTR replica of a late Medieval glaive-head (the head is socketed ready for hafting on to an Ash pole). The cutting edge is rebated but the tip is as you can see in the photos, highly pointed. A rock solid glaive-head made by a Polish armourer some years ba...

Hi Phlorie
I would like to buy the St George's arming sword, if it is still available please.
Sending you a PM.
regards
Stuart

Brother Ranulf, this is brilliant information - thank you so much :) I am going to have a good read through it all and make relevant notes, as there are some good pointers in places, which I will use myself in my re-enactment activities. Certain calculations will be interesting and fun to pass on to...

Good morning everyone Can anybody help me please? I am trying to find contemporary sources or information about what the daily food and drink rations would have been for say a common 14th/15th century castle guard or foot-soldier. Does anybody know of any contemporary written accounts detailing such...

Cheers Griff, that has helped pin it down time-wise for me. BTW took another look at the massive stone sphere in the Gunnery tower on my shift today, the one you didn't rule out being a torsion or counter-poise catapult or trebuchet missile rather than a mortar missile. It's much bigger than I remem...

Many thanks

Thanks Griff, most interesting, especially about the 'Gods Tower' findings. On a related matter. A certain amount of quite beautifully carved stone cannon balls were excavated or found in the grounds of Castle Rushen, including a massive, stone ball (much bigger than basketball size) for a siege Mor...

Thanks Griff. I have been informed by much more knowledgable bods than me, that the medieval city wall defences of Southampton were very well maintained and they had a very well formed plan of strategy for arranging for their defence. Each group of citizens living in close proximity to their section...

Thanks Ribauldequin for the info ref. Bodiam Castle, much appreciated

That makes sense about the use of English artillery pieces mainly being used in France during the Hundred Years War.

Lowering price to £180+pp

This item is still available.

Hi SpottyCat

Just sent you a PM

A pic of me wearing it.

I am selling an 'almost as new', custom made, Roman 2nd century AD replica, 'Subarmalis' leather jerkin, to be worn under the Lorica Segmentata of a Roman Legionary. The decorative shoulder re-enforcements are based loosely on a copy of an actual archeological leather find, found along Hadrian's Wal...

Celtic dagger now 'sold'. Just the Rudis wooden training sword left now and dropping price of Rudis down to £30+pp

Nice kit, nice photos. Well done!

Brother Ranulf thank you, that is brilliant information, exactly what I was looking for :D Any other 14th century examples anyone, castle wall fortifications, city wall gun defences? Did the substantial medieval city walls of Southampton convert it's arrow-slits into gun-loops in 1380? Keen to hear ...

The Corinthian helmet; the Roman shield and the Gladius are now sold, thanks.

The Celtic dagger and Roman training sword are still available.

I recently viewed the very interesting lecture on "Understanding Castle Rushen", one of our two Viking/Medieval castles on the Isle of Man, and a theory was put forward by the speaker, that the gun emplacements located now at various points around the outer Curtain Wall, could have been established ...

and not forgetting this Roman Republican, Gladius hispaniensis and scabbard, maker Deepeeka I believe. Good condition: Price £40+pp

Pics of the Celtic dagger

I am selling the following pieces of kit: Ancient Greek, Early style (500 BC), Corinthian helmet made of solid bronze, and fitted with a good painted crest box and horsehair(?) crest. The lovely rose coloured bronze surface was originally covered in layers of lacquer from the manufacturer, giving it...

Not sure Griff. I bought it of another re-enactor a few years back. It could be?

Now £70 and offering free postage to the UK mainland

I have for sale a nice Celtic helmet of a style similar to the one found in the Louviers Forest, Normandy, France and dated to between 3rd - 1st century BC. This is a good sturdy helmet which has been nicely padded internally with sheepskin fleece. It will fit a medium sized head comfortably say 58 ...

Dropping price to £45 and free postage to anywhere in the UK mainland

"These boots are made for walkin, and that's just what they'll do ..."

Some more pics.

I am selling my very nice, Viking, Toggle fastening, shoes - UK size 10.5 (narrow fit). They are in good condition overall, not much worn. Heels of shoes (where two pieces of leather are sandwiched sewn/glued together to make the heel) may need some adhesive in the future, but are absolutely fine at...

Thanks Stuart, it's yours. 'Sold pending payment'. Have sent you a PM

Hi Richard
The blade edge is no sharper than your average pocket pen knife. I can press the blade edge quite firmly and run my finger along the blade edge with damaging my finger whatsoever